Genetic testing to modulate when to operate in thoracic aortic disease
Kostiuk V, Brownstein A, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J. Genetic testing to modulate when to operate in thoracic aortic disease. Journal Of Visualized Surgery 2018, 4: 193-193. DOI: 10.21037/jovs.2018.07.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular geneticsThoracic aortic aneurysmSurgical treatment optionsNon-syndromic thoracic aortic aneurysmsMolecular profilingSmooth muscle cell functionFamilial thoracic aortic aneurysmsMultiple genesSpecific genesMuscle cell functionTAA patientsTreatment optionsExtracellular matrixCell functionThoracic aortic diseaseGenesPositive family historyGeneticsProfilingTAA developmentAortic diseaseAortic aneurysmCurrent classificationDisease progressionFamily history